Selected Topics by County 2002-2005
Age-adjusted Prevalence of Selected Chronic Diseases and Related Risk Factors Among Adults by County, Oregon 2002-2005
Tables were created using combined BRFSS survey results from 2002 through 2005. Two numbers are provided for each condition or disease: an unadjusted rate and an age-adjusted rate. Unadjusted rates, provided in separate tables, give a description of the absolute burden of a disease or risk factor for an individual county. Age-adjusted rates supplied in this table allow you to compare rates for a county to the State's rate. They adjust for differences that could result from a county’s population being, on average, older or younger than the State's. When comparing counties with Oregon or with each other, use these age-adjusted rates.
Data are adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Census Population.
| County |
% of adults who currently smoke cigarettes |
| OREGON |
20.4% |
| Baker |
23.0% |
| Benton |
13.0%** |
| Clackamas |
17.9%** |
| Clatsop |
25.5% |
| Columbia |
25.9%** |
| Coos |
27.0%** |
| Crook |
25.8% |
| Curry |
26.3% |
| Deschutes |
17.7% |
| Douglas |
26.6%** |
| Grant |
13.9% |
| Harney |
28.6% |
| Hood River |
13.7% |
| Jackson |
24.5%** |
| Jefferson |
18.8% |
| Josephine |
28.1% |
| Klamath |
23.7% |
| Lake |
22.4% |
| Lane |
20.8% |
| Lincoln |
30.0%** |
| Linn |
24.7%** |
| Malheur |
14.9% |
| Marion |
20.6% |
| Morrow |
20.5% |
| Multnomah |
21.2% |
| Polk |
17.9% |
| Tillamook |
24.2% |
| Umatilla |
26.2%** |
| Union |
19.9% |
| Wallowa |
9.7% |
| Washington |
14.7%** |
| Yamhill |
20.1% |
| Gilliam/Wheeler |
18.8%† |
| Sherman/Wasco |
21.8% |
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† Rate based on less than 50 respondents overall or fewer than 12 persons in one age group; may not accurately reflect behavior of entire county and results should be interpreted with caution. Estimates based on 10 or fewer respondents are not reported.
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** Statistically significant difference compared to Oregon.
Three age groups were used for age adjusting: 18-34yrs., 35-54yrs, and 55+yrs.
- Sources:
BRFSS 2002-2005